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System Requirements
Macintosh Computer with FireWire 400, FireWire 800, USB or eSATA port, or host bus adapter.
FireWire 400 requires OS 8.6 or later
FireWire 800 requires OS 10.2.5 or later
USB 2.0 requires OS 10.1 or later
USB 1.1 requires OS 8.6 or later
eSATA requires OS 10.2.x or later
Windows Computer with FireWire 400, FireWire 800, USB or eSATA port, or host bus adapter.
FireWire 400 requires Windows ME or later
FireWire 800 requires Windows 2000 or later
USB 2.0 requires Windows ME or later
USB 1.1 requires Windows 98 SE or later
eSATA requires Windows XP or later
Setting up the GT 050Q with Mac OS X
Installing the Hardware
1. Position the GT 050Q by placing the unit on a flat, level surface, or install the unit into a rack with one of
Glyph’s rack kits. Caution: Speakers are magnetic devices; they can harm your data if they’re too close to your
hard drives or tapes.
2. Connect the power cable. Make sure that the power is off on all of your computer equipment and the GT
050Q. Connect the power cable to the back of the GT 050Q. Plug the three-prong plug into an appropriate
power receptacle, preferably with surge and spike protection.
3. Connect the FireWire 800 or FireWire 400 cable. Plug one end of the cable into your computer’s FireWire
port, and the other into the back of the GT 050Q. The two FireWire 800 ports are functionally identical, so it
doesn’t matter which one you use.
4. Power up the GT 050Q and power up your computer.
Mac OS X Formatting Instructions
Since your GT 050Q comes pre-formatted for Macintosh you don’t need to format them on installation. If you
decide to reformat or partition your drive at a later date, use Disk Utility (supplied with the Mac OS X operat-
ing system).
Caution: This procedure will destroy any data currently on the drive. Before formatting a drive, save any important
data it contains.
1. Open Disk Utility:
-Double click on your internal hard drive mounted on the desktop
-Open Applications Folder > Utilities Folder > double click on Disk Utility